Highscope-based experience results to improve early childhood observation and classification skills

Abstract

The objective of this research aims to compare the results of the learning experiences based on High Scope concept to develop of the early childhood observation and classification skills which before and after. The sampling groups used in this research were 20 students’ boys and girls between ages of 5 and 6 years old who were in kindergarten year 3/3 at Tetsaban 2Nong Bua Municipal School Nai - Muang Sub-district, Muang District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. Office of Ubon Ratchathani Municipality Education, in the first Semester, Academic Year 2020, by simple random sampling used 4 weeks, 5 times a week, a total of 20 times and 15-20 minutes each time. Research instruments were 1) the 20 lesson plans included High Scope concept based on learning experience plans to improve observation and classification skills for early childhood students 2) the readiness tests for early childhood students in year 3 included 20 items and the statistics used were mean, standard deviation and t statistic in case of non-independent samples (t-test Dependent Sample).

The research finding was as follow: The observance and classification skills of the early childhood students in year 3 after learning through the High Scope concept showed that the after result was higherthan the beforeat a statistically significant at .01.